July062017

While we’ve already seen some amazingly creative graffiti
before, there seems to be no end to the possibilities a plain building
wall presents. Now multiply that by four, and you understand the
challenge Chicago-based street artist E. LEE faced. A challenge he dealt with brilliantly.

Lee
used the four walls harboring two restaurants in Chicago as a clever
tribute to what he calls “the consummate failure” – a Looney Tunes
character, Wile E Coyote.

“It was a challenge creating a
story-line using two corners with so much distance between them. But I
was really happy to do this Wile E Coyote piece,” Lee told Street Art News.
“The consummate failure is my favorite character of all time. I love
him for knowing what he wants and going after it; for being creative in
the pursuit; and for always getting up after he falls and trying again.
He’s inspired… and a hell of a painter. A huge thank you to Soho House
and Threadless for allowing me the opportunity.”

If you ever get
the chance to land in Chicago, head over to the Soho House in the West
Loop, where the quadriptych graffiti can be experienced in its full
glory.